Environmental Club

Plastic Free July

Why would you make something that you’re going to use for only a few minutes, that is made from a material that will basically last forever, but then just throw it away?  There’s no real good reason for this, is there?  But lucky for you (and our environment), there are so many easy alternatives!

 

Next month is Plastic Free July.  Plastic Free July challenges you to say no to single-use plastics, and helps you and millions of people globally by providing resources and ideas to reduce this waste everywhere you go.

Refuse the four big plastics:

  1. Plastic bags
  2. Plastic drink bottles
  3. Coffee cups
  4. Plastic straws

Instead, bring a tote bag, bring a metal drink bottle, a reusable coffee cup, or a metal straw.  These small changes will drastically reduce the amount of plastic waste that is produced at our college as, on average, a child who has a disposable lunch generates three pieces of rubbish per day, which equals a monstrous 30 kilograms of waste per child per year!  The small changes you make can have a massive impact on our communities, and hopefully these new great alternatives are things you will implement into your everyday life as a habit.

 

As part of the Sprout Squad’s initiative for the month, our college is taking part in Plastic Free July.  It was launched with an inter-house competition that occurred last Friday where, as a college, we picked up rubbish during Home Room and encouraged students to place their plastic waste in designated collection areas.  This will occur again on Friday Week 1 Term 3, where the House competitions will continue to see which House can collect the most plastic waste.

 

To read more about Plastic Free July and how you can help the environment, check out the links below:

https://www.plasticfreejuly.org

https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/get-involved/what-you-can-do/students-parents/

https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/get-involved/what-you-can-do/at-school/

https://www.enviroweek.org/howtos/primary-nude-food/

Sophie Bennett, Jorja Wallace, and Hannah Slade

Sprout Squad (Environment Club)

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